The Congress Center of Samarkand hosted one-on-one talks between the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic Giorgi Meloni with the participation of official delegations, the press service of the head of our state reports.
The issues of further development of bilateral strategic partnership relations and expansion of multifaceted cooperation were discussed.
The consistent implementation of the agreements reached during the summit meetings in Rome in June 2023 was noted with satisfaction.
Trade turnover has grown almost 3 times in recent years, including due to the expansion of the range of mutual supplies.
The number of joint ventures and projects has doubled. Mutually beneficial cooperation has been established with leading Italian companies in the field of metallurgy, electrical engineering, agriculture, animal husbandry, tourism and other areas.
The Uzbek delegation took an active part in the Venice Biennale, an exhibition was held in Florence. In December last year, Days of Culture of Uzbekistan were held in Rome and Viareggio.
Branches of the Turin and Pisa Universities are successfully operating in our country. In April, the second Rectors’ Forum was fruitfully held.
The parties advocated for the continuation of active political exchange.
Active interaction with the institutions of the European Union will be continued, taking into account the fruitful summit in Samarkand in April this year. The importance of holding the Central Asia-Italy summit with a focus on practical results was emphasized.
An agreement was reached to expand technical assistance programs for businesses in the trade sector. This includes training Uzbek exporters to enter the EU market, creating a joint Certification Center in Tashkent, and accelerating the adoption of the Agreement on Conformity Assessment.
The head of our state proposed launching a Technology Partnership Program with leading Italian companies.
Innovative private business projects, deep processing of critical minerals and agricultural raw materials, production of component base for the automotive industry, high-value added products in electrical engineering, energy, food, pharmaceutical, construction industries, creation of design centers for textile, leather, furniture and other industries have been identified as priorities.
Such projects can be located in a specially created industrial park in Tashkent region under the management of a European operator.
To launch new mechanisms for supporting projects, the issue of creating a joint investment fund will be considered, as well as attracting the Italian state agencies ‘‘SACE’’ and ‘‘SIMEST’’.
Special attention is paid to the development of full-scale scientific and technological cooperation in agriculture based on a comprehensive ‘‘road map’’. Prospects for cooperation in growing grapes, olives, saffron, asparagus, creating agricultural laboratories, developing biotechnology and introducing agricultural insurance are noted.
In order to promote new projects, it was agreed to resume the work of the Intergovernmental Group and hold its meeting with a business forum.
As part of expanding partnership relations between the regions of Uzbekistan and Italy, the importance of achieving practical results during the upcoming visit of the Governor of Lombardy Attilio Fontana and the first forum of regions was emphasized.
In the educational sphere, plans were supported to launch a branch of the University of Tuscia in our country, double degree programs with the universities of Pisa, Trento, Roma Tre and Ca’ Foscari.
An agreement was reached to hold Days of Italian Culture in Uzbekistan.
The signing of the Agreement on Labor Migration during the current visit, aimed at organizing systemic cooperation in this area, was noted with satisfaction.
Following the meeting, a decision was made to prepare a comprehensive ‘‘road map’’ for the implementation of the agreements reached.
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